Laurence Harvey
Birthday: 1928-10-01 | Place of Birth: Jonischkis, LithuaniaLaurence Harvey (born Zvi Mosheh Skikne; 1 October 1928 – 25 November 1973) was a Lithuanian-born British actor and film director. Born in Joniškis to a Jewish family, he moved with his family to South Africa as a child and grew up in Johannesburg. During the Second World War, he served in the South African Army’s entertainment unit. He later moved to London and began working in theatre and film. Harvey gained international recognition as Joe Lampton in Room at the Top (1959), earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. His later films included The Alamo (1960), BUtterfield 8 (1960) and The Manchurian Candidate (1962). He directed The Ceremony (1963) and took over direction of A Dandy in Aspic (1968) after Anthony Mann died during production. Harvey also directed and starred in Welcome to Arrow Beach (1974). He died of stomach cancer in London at the age of 45.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Hughie Warriner
as Self (segment "The deep") (archive footage)
as Raymond Shaw (archive footage)
as Self
as Jason Henry
as John Wheeler
as Major Kirsanov
as Farley
as Cethegus
as He
as Self
as Cethegus
as Eberlin
as Jeff Miller
as King Leontes
as Tony Wendice
as Dr. Francis Trevelyan
as Joe Lampton
as Miles Brand
as Husband
as Philip Carey
as Rex Black
as Sean McKenna
as Dove Linkhorn
as Ivan Kalin
as Narrator
as Pvt. 'Bammo' Bamforth
as Raymond Shaw
as Wilhelm Grimm / Cobbler (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
